Blues Foundation Kicks Off 33rd Int'l. Blues Challenge With Free Concert In Clayborn Temple 1/31
23 January, 2017
The blues will be coming home to Memphis on January 31st when The Blues Foundation hosts its 33rd annual International Blues Challenge. At this blues summit, musicians from around the globe will battle it out for cash, prizes, and bookings in the Challenge's half-dozen categories.
Before the much-anticipated ...
| Robbie Robertson Accepts The Music For Life Award At The 2017 NAMM Show
20 January, 2017
At The 2017 NAMM Show, legendary songwriter-musician and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Robbie Robertson (The Band, Bob Dylan) was presented with The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) "Music for Life" award for his decades of musical contributions, which have influenced musical genres, ...
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Jane Fonda & Dolly Parton To Present Lily Tomlin With The 53rd SAG Life Achievement Award At The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
18 January, 2017
Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton will present the SAG Life Achievement Award to actor, comedian, writer, producer and all-round entertainment maverick Lily Tomlin during the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Executive Producer Kathy Connell announced today. Tomlin's accepting SAG-AFTRA's highest accolade ...
| Blues Legend And Playing For Change Advocate Vasti Jackson Receives 2017 Grammy Nomination
10 January, 2017
Playing For Change artist and advocate Vasti Jackson has been nominated by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (The Recording Academy) for "The Soul of Jimmie Rodgers" in the 2017 Traditional Blues Category. As part of the achievement, Jackson will appear in a special performance at the ...
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Blues Music Award Nominees Announced By The Blues Foundation
09 January, 2017
The Blues Foundation is pleased to announce the nominations for its annual Blues Music Awards, which the international organization will present on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at the Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. Universally recognized as the highest accolade afforded blues musicians, ...
| 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017: Complete Nominees And Winners List
09 January, 2017
At tonight's 74th annual Golden Globe Awards, Hollywood's finest have gathered to toast the best in TV and film. Hosted by The Tonight Show's Jimmy Fallon at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, the night proved to be full of surprises.
"La La Land," the musical film about Tinseltown, won big at Sunday ...
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Katy Perry & 5SOS Nominated For iHeart Radio Awards!
05 January, 2017
The 2017 iHeart Radio nominations have been released! Katy Perry's Katy Cats and 5 Seconds of Summer's 5SOSFAM are both up for #BestFanArmy and 5SOS' "Girls Talk Boys" is up for Best Song from a Movie!
Fans can vote for their favorite fandom by posting on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter using their ...
| John Doe Earns Grammy Nomination For "Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History Of L.A. Punk" Audio Book, Announces Tour
05 January, 2017
Acclaimed solo artist and founding member of the influential L.A. punk rock band X John Doe has received a Grammy nomination for Best Spoken Word Album for the audio book Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History Of L.A. Punk.
The audio book is an adaptation of Doe's memoir, which explores the ...
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iHeartMedia And Turner Announce Nominees For The 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards
04 January, 2017
iHeartMedia and Turner announced today the nominees for the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Sunday, March 5, at the historic Forum in Los Angeles. The event will be televised live on TBS, TNT and truTV at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and simulcast on iHeartMedia stations nationwide, as well as on iHeartRadio, ...
| Roni Size To Receive The Music Producers Guild's 2017 Inspiration Award
03 January, 2017
The Music Producers Guild has announced that Producer and DJ Roni Size will be the recipient of its 2017 Inspiration Award.
This prestigious award, sponsored by Audio Note, is given to a recording professional who, in the opinion of the MPG board of directors, is responsible for a body of work that ...
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Clean Bandit Bring Home The Official UK Christmas No1 2016 With 'Rockabye'
23 December, 2016
Clean Bandit bring home the most coveted chart accolade of the year - the Official Christmas Number 1 2016, with their huge chart smash Rockabye, the BBC can confirm.
The classical crossover trio who formed while studying together at Cambridge University, have held off competition from Rag'n'Bone ...
| BBC 6 Music Recommends: Album Of The Year Announced
23 December, 2016
BBC Radio 6 Music has announced BadBadNotGood's album, IV, as the station's Number One Album of the Year, as chosen by the station's presenters.
IV is the Canadian group's fifth studio album. Released earlier this year, it features several guest collaborations including Future Islands frontman, ...
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Artemis Women In Action Film Festival To Honor Legendary Superstar Tom Cruise With The Artemis Action Rebel Award
20 December, 2016
The Artemis Women in Action Film Festival is thrilled to announce the presentation of The Artemis Action Rebel Award to recognize superstar actor/producer Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Edge of Tomorrow, Knight and Day,) for his illustrious body of work which, in addition ...
| London Hospices Choir, Rag'n'Bone Man & Inspiral Carpets Lead Christmas UK No 1 Race After 24 Hours
18 December, 2016
London Hospices Choir, Rag N Bone Man and Inspiral Carpets have emerged as the surprise front-runners in the UK Official Christmas No 1 race 2016 after 24 hours, UK Official Charts Company can confirm.
Initial Official Charts Company sales reports - based on preorders and early sales data only up ...
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Katie Garibaldi Wins Award In Best Shorts Film Competition
16 December, 2016
Katie Garibaldi, San Francisco-based singer/songwriter, along with video director Anna Haas, have won a prestigious Award of Merit from The Best Shorts Film Competition. The award was given for Garibaldi and Haas' exciting music video, "Delightful," which was filmed in Nashville, TN. The "Delightful" ...
| Jack Johnson, Bruce Dern, Rita Coolidge, & Woodstock Co-Founder Michael Lang Among Those Honored At "Best Of The Fests 2016"
16 December, 2016
"It's an honor to receive the FestForums Sustainability Award. The conference was a perfect opportunity to further conversations and inspire people to take the next steps in greening festivals across the country.
FestForums Convergence, a bi-annual Festival Industry conference occurring in NYC ...
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NAACP Image Award Nominations 2017: Complete List
14 December, 2016
Beyonce reigns again. Fresh off her nine Grammy nods, the superstar leads with seven nominations at the 48th annual NAACP Image Awards.
Queen Bey scores nods for Entertainer of the Year, where she's up against Viola Davis, Regina King, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and Chance the Rapper. She also ...
| Lukas Graham To Receive Music Biz 2017 Breakthrough Artist Award
13 December, 2016
The Music Business Association (Music Biz) will present a Breakthrough Artist Award to Lukas Graham during the Music Biz 2017 convention's Awards Luncheon on Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in Nashville. Lukas Graham have solidified their status as the biggest breakout act ...
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Volume Five Hits #1 With "95 Years"
09 December, 2016
Volume Five has turned it up another notch with the continued success of Drifter that debuted earlier this year on Billboard's Top 10 Bluegrass Album Chart and earned the band the 2016 Album of the Year Award from the Bluegrass Music Association of Iowa. Volume Five has now garnered their second #1 ...
| The Online Vote Is Open For The Seventh Annual Headwear Association Hat Person Of The Year
08 December, 2016
Every year The Headwear Association asks Headwear Aficionados to name one style denizen our THA Hat Person of the Year.
The voting is open for the Seventh Annual Headwear Association Hat Person of the Year. The 2016 nominees are Alicia Keyes, Beyoncé, Prince, Cam Newton, Jason Aldean and Janelle ...
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